DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/11 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 35.7 - - 33.0 - - 34.3 - - 35.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 41 - - 23 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 883 - - 1398 - - 896 - - 174 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 919 - - 918 - - 918 - - 918 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1772 - - 2287 - - 1785 - - 1063 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1142 - - 743 - - 2768 - - 4079 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 128 - - 163 - - 116 - - 32 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 21 - - 19 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 337 - - 342 - - 327 - - 324 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 12 - - 10 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 723 - - 1038 - - 492 - - -410 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1049 - - 1249 - - 1293 - - 1473 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 410 - - 408 - - 33 - - -971 ODpotential blCL - - - 1362 - - 1879 - - 1752 - - 2034 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.7 - - 33.0 - - 34.3 - - 35.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.3 - - 30.9 - - 32.1 - - 32.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.7 - - 32.9 - - 34.3 - - 36.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.8 - - 30.1 - - 31.6 - - 31.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 41 - - 23 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 883 - - 1398 - - 896 - - 174 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 100 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 96367 9 212 5 247 3 321 7 328 96367 89279 5 033 6 126 5 275 5 289 89279 83783 6 132 5 181 6 282 5 225 83783 79190 6 064 1 227 8 212 9 250 79190 75214 9 253 14 237 11 228 12 273 75214 71686 19 260 22 236 20 252 14 259 71686 68482 28 229 33 241 33 257 24 247 68482 65529 27 247 36 243 39 253 37 253 65529 62778 33 264 38 245 46 242 44 250 62778 60106 43 258 44 246 45 239 42 235 60106 57296 54 256 52 249 48 251 40 251 57296 54347 66 252 63 245 65 251 56 252 54347 51511 69 247 72 241 79 242 73 247 51511 48962 75 243 81 242 84 236 79 242 48962 46681 77 242 84 241 87 237 81 244 46681 44610 78 246 85 238 94 240 84 245 44610 42712 89 249 87 238 93 238 78 246 42712 40963 102 245 93 239 82 237 89 250 40963 39345 113 236 99 240 88 245 108 246 39345 37844 121 229 102 240 113 244 111 240 37844 36443 117 224 104 238 124 238 109 237 36443 35098 115 220 110 233 122 233 111 235 35098 33741 115 218 124 227 129 227 115 231 33741 32341 115 220 130 223 129 223 114 228 32341 30897 116 220 132 222 124 223 108 229 30897 29392 118 221 129 225 120 224 107 234 29392 27816 120 228 103 230 117 227 110 236 27816 26168 109 235 90 228 114 229 110 236 26168 24445 86 236 74 224 109 232 109 235 24445 22648 84 233 75 224 104 238 108 236 22648 20780 73 232 76 226 105 243 100 239 20780 18843 55 242 74 230 90 238 80 248 18843 16853 49 246 76 237 88 228 55 256 16853 14862 45 239 74 246 68 240 44 282 14862 12958 45 237 56 254 42 248 38 290 12958 11226 47 238 47 248 31 257 35 299 11226 9690 44 233 37 243 27 280 31 313 9690 8326 44 223 22 262 23 291 32 329 8326 7115 45 230 26 297 22 315 30 332 7115 6040 40 243 25 302 27 330 29 338 6040 5094 28 254 23 321 38 336 34 333 5094 4263 15 293 25 336 36 333 35 331 4263 3529 16 336 27 343 35 333 34 330 3529 2873 20 345 26*344 33 331 33 329 2873 2292 19 342 25*343 30 329 31 328 2292 1808 18*340 23 342 27*328 27 327 1808 1436 16*338 21 341 23*327 24 326 1436 1179 15 337 19 341 20 327 20*325 1179 1024 13 337 16 340 18 326 17*324 1024 935 10 337 13 340 13 326 12 324 935 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography